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Where is this real estate market going? Today, published in our local newspaper “The Record”

WASHINGTON (AP) Home construction plunged last month to the lowest level since October as the economy remained weak and demand for housing plummeted.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A research firm reports mortgage default notices in California are at their lowest levels in three years after a fifth-straight quarterly decline.

***Below is a blog from Realty World Northern California & Nevada***

Foreclosures Likely to Surpass 2009 Levels

Repossessions climbed 38 percent in the first six months of 2010 compared 2009 and were up 5 percent from the first quarter, foreclosure listing service RealtyTrac announced Thursday.

In all, lenders repossessed nearly 528,000 homes in the first six months of the year. If that rate continues through the end of the year, repossessions will likely top 1 million in 2010, up 100,000 from 2009. [Read More]

Are you confused yet? Well I’m not! The real estate market is not getting any better since the government got involved in trying to help certain homeowners with workouts, modifications, short sales and foreclosure delays with the intent of helping troubled borrowers.

The real estate market is not going to recover unless the government allows the market to be free and a lender can enforce the terms of a note secured by a deed of trust. It really is that simple!

Less government, less regulation and less taxes will improve the economy!

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